Scottish council chiefs have made a revised pay offer to staff that could finally avert further bin strikes and the closure of local schools. Unison have also announced that the planned strike action next week has been suspended following the offer, while GMB have reportedly met to discuss their next steps.
A clean-up operation has begun in Edinburgh following two weeks of strike action by local refuse workers, with garbage piling high on most of the cities historic streets.
The COSLA group representing councils has now backed a revised plan by 24 votes to eight which would give £2000 to the low paid and cap the cash given to more affluent staff, as reported by the Daily Record.
